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Where does “warchalker” come from?

warchalker (English) comes from English warchalk, from English chalk, from Middle English chalk, from Old English cealc, from Proto-Germanic *kalk, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

warchalker (English): One who warchalks

Definitions

  1. One who warchalks

Ancestry of “warchalker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwarchalkTo draw chalk symbols in public places to show...
2EnglishchalkA soft, white, powdery limestone; A piece of...
3Middle Englishchalkchalk
4Old Englishcealcplaster, mortar; chalk
5Proto-Germanic*kalk—
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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